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The Whole Student Experience / Fall 2024

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Q&A

Fellowships and Spaces for the Whole Student

Vice president for resource development talks about MIT’s role in supporting the whole student through Presidential Fellowships and campus spaces

Subjects

Microscopy and the Big Picture

Students build their own microscopes and expand their interdisciplinary skills through coding, modeling, and circuitry in this cornerstone biological engineering course

Community Highlights

In Support of “Body, Mind, and Spirit”

Michael ’87 and Kathleen Schoen

How Examining Conflict Can Be “Intellectually Serious” and “Incredibly Fun”

Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students

“I Didn’t Expect People to Be So Kind and Compassionate”

At MIT, Cesar Meza ’25 discovered his community—and the importance of charting his own path

Real People, Real Solutions at D-Lab

Students innovate to help solve challenges in communities worldwide

“I Chose Urban Planning because of the Human Aspect”

Kaleigh Spears ’25 brings a people-first approach to her studies and her MIT campus experience

“Getting Involved in Extracurriculars Was Crucial for Me”

Raj Mehta ’24 advocates for MIT students' putting their "eggs in a bunch of baskets"

“I Learn Something New in Every Conversation with My Peers”

From student government to academic research, Julia Schneider ’26 has immersed herself in an array of MIT opportunities

A Desire “to Make Change on the Issues I Care About”

Iselle Barrios ’25 looks to apply her STEM knowledge at the policy level

“Intellectual Freedom Was Part of What Made me Fall in Love with Research”

Desmond Edwards ’22 is interested in translating medicine for a wider audience

“Athletics at MIT was So Important for Me Because of the Community”

Soccer star and two-time All-American Karenna Groff ’22, MNG ’23 talks about her experience as a student-athlete

Champion Field Athlete’s Inspiration: “Wanting to Get Better and Better”

Alexis Boykin ’25 weighs in on the benefits of being a student-athlete

MIT Donor Leads by Example

Kayson Nyi ’65

A Head Start at MIT

EDGE/x helps first-year students hit the ground running

Great Expectations

For MIT varsity athletes, excellence in sports, studies go hand in hand

A Home for Advising

Four things to know about the MIT Undergraduate Advising Center’s new campus hub